Book description
This witty collection of poems about school is full of typical
classroom events that will be recognized and enjoyed by everyone: the
candid revelations in a pupil's newsbook, the problem of copycats,
bickering, making up, swaps, picking teams and forming gangs. Fritz
Wegner's line drawings beautifully complement the hilarious and
poignant verses.
Please Mrs Butler was voted the most important
twentieth-century children's poetry book in a Books for Keeps poll.
Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave
digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published
over 100 children's books and, with his late wife, Janet, created award
winning books such as Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Postman - both
winners of the Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry
and fiction for older readers. Allan lives in Bath.
